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cap
verb [T often passive] (LIMIT) /kæp/ (-pp-)Definition
(Definition of cap verb (LIMIT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- box sb in phrasal verb
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- clamp down on sth phrasal verb
- clampdown noun
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- curb verb
- curtail verb
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